Hexagram (song)

"Hexagram" is a song by the American alternative metal band Deftones, and the second single from their eponymous fourth album. The cover art for the single is a work titled "Bandaged Love" by artist Ashley Macomber.[3]

"Hexagram"
Single by Deftones
from the album Deftones
B-side"Lovers"
ReleasedAugust 26, 2003[1]
GenreAlternative metal[2]
Length4:09
LabelMaverick
Songwriter(s)Stephen Carpenter, Chi Cheng, Abe Cunningham, Frank Delgado, Chino Moreno
Producer(s)Terry Date
Deftones singles chronology
"Minerva"
(2003)		 "Hexagram"
(2003)		 "Hole in the Earth"
(2006)

Music video

The black-and-white music video for "Hexagram" showed excited fans entering a building to watch a live performance of the song. As such, the majority of the video focused on this performance, with small exceptions like a shirtless, incapacitated Chino Moreno lying on the floor during the moody bridge. Audio for the video was taken entirely from the studio recording until the very end, which featured live crowd noise.

In contrast to the single's minimal radio play, the "Hexagram" video earned significant rotation on the more underground-oriented Headbangers Ball and Uranium in late 2003.

Reception

In reviewing Deftones, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that "Hexagram", the album's opener, "hits hard—harder than they ever have, revealing how mushy Staind is, or how toothless Linkin Park is".[4] Betty Clarke of The Guardian negatively criticized Moreno's rough vocals on the song for its melancholic nature.[5]

Covers

In 2010, metalcore band War from a Harlots Mouth recorded a cover of the song.[6]

Track listing

All tracks written by Deftones.

  1. "Hexagram" – 4:09
  2. "Bloody Cape" – 3:36
  3. "Lovers" – 4:11

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
positions
Scotland (OCC)[7] 72
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 68
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[9] 11

References
  1. "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  2. Hart, Josh (May 14, 2013). "Magnificent Seven: The 10 Greatest Seven-String Guitar Songs of All Time". Guitar World.
  3. "Kavi Gupta Gallery - Ashley Macomber". Archived from the original on 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
  4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Deftones > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  5. "The Guardian: Reviews - Deftones 6/3/03".
  6. "New Music: War from a Harlots Mouth – "Hexagram" (Deftones cover) – Metal Riot".
  7. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. September 28, 2003. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. September 28, 2003. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  9. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. September 28, 2003. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
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